Oundle School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2025
Oundle School set this 13+ Biology paper in 2025. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 6 questions worth 30 marks in 30 minutes, each marked the moment the paper is submitted and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry.
Real 13+ Biology paper from Oundle School (2025). 6 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Cells and organisms, Cells and transport, Ecology & Ecosystems, Human Physiology, Plants & Photosynthesis, Variation, Evolution & Classification.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- Oundle School
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Biology
- Year
- 2025
- Questions
- 6
- Marks
- 30
- Time
- 30 minutes
- Exam board
- ISEB
Topics in this paper
- Cells and organisms
- Cells and transport
- Ecology & Ecosystems
- Human Physiology
- Plants & Photosynthesis
- Variation, Evolution & Classification
Questions in this paper (3 of 6)
- Question 1written answer · 4 marks
The image shows an Ebola virus. The Ebola virus causes a disease called haemorrhagic fever which is very infectious. [Image: a black and white electron micrograph of a single Ebola virus particle, which is a long, thin, thread-like filament that curls into a loop at one end.] (a) The Ebola virus is also a: A autotroph, B heterotroph, C pathogen, D protozoan. [1 mark] (b) Explain why scientists …
- Question 2written answer · 3 marks
The photograph shows a locust. [Image: a photograph of a locust in side view, with long powerful back legs folded ready for jumping, wings folded along its body and long antennae.] Biomass is the mass of a living organism. Maize is food for locusts and one square metre of maize plants has a biomass of 8800 g. When the maize plant is eaten, 8% of this biomass is passed on to the locusts. (a) Cal…
- Question 3written answer · 3 marks
The photograph shows the mushroom, Russula silvicola. [Image: a photograph of a single mushroom with a broad, rounded, dark cap on a short, thick, pale stalk, growing among fallen pine needles.] Russula silvicola is a multicellular organism that does not have chlorophyll. (a) Russula silvicola belongs to the kingdom: A Animalia, B Fungi, C Prokaryotes, D Protoctista. [1 mark] (b) State two char…
3 further questions in this paper open with any paid plan, along with marking and the worked solutions. See plans.
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Oundle School — 13+ Biology Scholarship 2025?
6 questions worth 30 marks in total, written for 30 minutes. It covers Cells and organisms, Cells and transport, Ecology & Ecosystems, Human Physiology, Plants & Photosynthesis, Variation, Evolution & Classification. Oundle School set it as a 13+ Biology paper.
How long is the Oundle School 13+ Biology paper?
This paper is timed at 30 minutes for 30 marks — roughly 60 seconds a mark. Hearthprep runs the same clock on screen, so your child sees how far through the time they are as they answer.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. The first 3 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 3 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Oundle School paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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